[Tears of Goddess Savi]

In the small square in front of the warehouse, a large number of players had gathered, setting up stalls and hawking their wares.

"Take a look, take a look! Level 2 material [Goblin Leather], only 1 Psionic Coin each! Don't miss out if you're learning tailoring!"

"Level 3 material [Wild Boar Meat], limited quantities, buy now while supplies last!"

"Level 1 Common Leather Shoulder Guard."

Although they could sell items through the warehouse, listing them there required a service fee of at least 1 Psionic Coin. Many players were unwilling to pay it, so they could only sell their unwanted items through street stalls.

Su Yu walked slowly along the street, thinking about picking up some bargains.

But since the game had only just launched, players hadn't yet found anything good.

After circling around without finding anything he wanted, Su Yu turned and walked into the warehouse.

Inside the warehouse, Su Yu put all the boss-dropped equipment, materials, and skill scrolls he couldn't use up for sale.

Skill Scroll [Lethal Strike (Excellent)], [Rock Cleaver Sword (Excellent) Lv4], [Black Iron Boots (Excellent) Lv3], [Wild Boar Leader's Tusk (Excellent)] x2, [Hill Sheep Leader's Horn (Excellent)]...

All these good items were set by Su Yu to auction mode, with a minimum price of 1 Psionic Coin, no upper limit, and a 24-hour time limit.

Then, putting the matter aside for now, Su Yu walked out of the warehouse and went to look for the hidden quest for the Mana Jewelry.

At the entrance of Wolf King Valley, west of Nolan Village.

Su Yu found the woodcutter from the hidden quest in his memory.

This woodcutter was a middle-aged uncle with a fiery red beard.

At that moment, he was struggling to carry two large bundles of firewood toward the village.

Seeing the woodcutter, Su Yu's eyes lit up, and he immediately walked over:

"Uncle, I heard you heard the Goddess Savi's Song the day before yesterday?"

The Mana Jewelry hidden quest had a total of 20 Rings.

Among them, Ring 10 and the Final Ring were the hardest.

The Final Ring required dealing with a very troublesome boss, while Ring 10 was a Puzzle Quest.

Through the Puzzle Quest, players would learn that this woodcutter named Sam had heard the Goddess Savi's Song the day before yesterday.

Then, by bringing this clue to talk to the woodcutter, they could unlock the next step, which was Ring 11 of the quest.

But as a veteran player of "Evolution," Su Yu knew that hidden quests didn't necessarily have to start from Ring 1.

As long as a player obtained the necessary quest items or knew the voice command to unlock a certain ring, they could skip the tedious early steps and start directly from the latter half of the quest.

Sure enough, just as Su Yu expected.

After hearing Su Yu's words, the woodcutter sighed in relief, put the two bundles of firewood on the ground, and laughed:

"This adventurer, I bet it was that little girl Annie who told you, right?"

"Of course." Su Yu's expression didn't change.

"Great! But I'm in a hurry to get home and cook right now. If you're willing to help me carry these two bundles of firewood home, I'll tell you all about the Goddess Savi's Song." The woodcutter laughed.

"Ding! Triggered Excellent Hidden Quest [Tears of Goddess Savi (11/20)]. Accept?"

"Accept!"

Su Yu immediately took the quest, then enthusiastically hoisted the woodcutter's two bundles of firewood.

"Well then, Uncle, I'll take you home now! As for the bandits who try to steal your firewood on the way, I'll take care of them all for you!"

After saying this, Su Yu carried the firewood and strode toward the village.

Ring 11 of [Tears of Goddess Savi] was an Escort Quest.

During the process of transporting the firewood back to the village, the player would encounter two groups of bandits, six in total, who would attack to steal the two bundles of firewood.

Back when a player first completed this hidden quest, they specifically posted on the forum, complaining that the game developer had a brain defect.

What kind of bandit would rob someone of firewood? The designer who made this quest must have a screw loose!

Although the player's complaint was well-reasoned and widely agreed with by the player base.

But a dramatic turn of events occurred:

The day after the player posted their complaint, they were permanently banned from the game, barred from logging in.

And the officials gave no explanation whatsoever.

This incident sparked heated discussion among players and was later selected as one of the "Evolution Annual Oddities."

That's why Su Yu remembered this hidden quest so vividly.

Hearing Su Yu's words, the woodcutter uncle also looked confused: "Adventurer, why would bandits come to steal our firewood? This stuff isn't worth much."

Su Yu paused mid-step: "You ask me, who am I supposed to ask? Let's get moving! If it gets dark, old William's widow Jenny will be heading to someone else's house!"

"Alright, adventurer!" Hearing Jenny's name, the woodcutter's heart suddenly grew hot, and he quickly followed Su Yu's pace.

While Su Yu was working on the hidden quest, he had no idea that the equipment, skill scrolls, and materials he had listed in the warehouse were causing a huge stir in all the novice villages of the National Server!

Novice Village 002—Wind Spring Village.

Unlike other Novice Villages, the Level 2 monster zone in Wind Spring Village had been claimed by a major guild—the Emperor Blood God Slayer Guild.

But it wasn't a complete lockdown. The Emperor Blood God Slayer Guild occupied half the leveling area, leaving the other half for ordinary players.

A crowd of regular players squeezed into that half, killing Goblins while glaring resentfully at the Emperor Blood God Slayer members.

Yet they didn't band together to attack.

Because earlier, a group of hot-blooded players had rallied and clashed with Emperor Blood God Slayer—only to be sent offline to "reflect" by the guild.

What remained was a rabble of stragglers.

Even though they knew uniting could overpower Emperor Blood God Slayer, these people refused to join forces. Instead, they silently endured the oppression, leveling up with bowed heads.

At the center of the claimed area, the guild leader, Emperor Blood God Slayer himself, wielded a Level 2 Fine-quality longsword, leveling up surrounded by a bevy of beauties.

Guild members hurriedly beat Goblins down to low health, luring them to Emperor Blood God Slayer's side so he could land the final blow.

Just then, a flash of golden light swept over him. Emperor Blood God Slayer successfully reached Level 3.

The surrounding members erupted in joy, crowding around to shout:

"Congratulations, Boss, on leveling up!"

"Boss must be the first Level 3 player in the game!"

"Boss will definitely be the first Level 10 player to enter the main city!"

"Boss will surely be the strongest player in the game!"

"The Emperor Blood God Slayer Guild will also be the most powerful guild in the game!"

The underlings kept flattering him, practically blowing Emperor Blood God Slayer up into the Game's Number One Person of all time.

Faced with their sycophancy, a faint smile curled at the corner of Emperor Blood God Slayer's lips.

He flipped his hand, and a Level 3 Common-quality longsword appeared in his grip.

His equipment kept shifting.

In just a short moment, he had swapped into several pieces of Level 3 Common gear.

The surrounding members' praise grew even more fervent.

But just then, a young man—an Assassin class with eyes as sharp as an eagle's—appeared in the Level 2 leveling zone:

"Emperor Blood, something huge has happened!"